The 1997 Little League World Series took place between August 18 and August 23 in South Williamsport, Pennsylvania. The Linda Vista Little League of Guadalupe, Nuevo León, Mexico, defeated South Mission Viejo Little League of Mission Viejo, California, in the championship game of the 51st Little League World Series. Mexico secured a dramatic come-from-behind win by staging a four-run rally in the bottom of sixth inning.
Qualification United States International Dyer, IndianaCentralDyer Little League Surrey, British ColumbiaCanadaWhalley Little League Pottsville, PennsylvaniaEastRailway Park Little League Dhahran, Saudi ArabiaEuropeArabian American Little League Bradenton, FloridaSouthManatee G.T. Bray East Little League Yokohama, JapanFar EastSeya Little League Mission Viejo, CaliforniaWestSouth Mission Viejo Little League Guadalupe, Nuevo LeónLatin AmericaLinda Vista Little League
Pool play +United States Region Record West 3–0 South 2–1 East 1–2 Central 0–3
+International Region Record Latin America 3–0 Far East 2–1 Europe 1–2 Canada 0–3
August 18 Europe0–3Latin AmericaEast1–0CentralFar East5–1CanadaWest10–6South
August 19 Europe5–0CanadaWest9–0CentralLatin America12–0(4 innings)Far EastSouth5–0(8 innings)East
(August 20 Latin America3–0CanadaCentral2–8SouthFar East2–1EuropeEast0–3West
Elimination round
1997 Little League World Series ChampionsLinda Vista Little LeagueGuadalupe, Nuevo León, Mexico
Notable players Lastings Milledge (Bradenton, Florida) – outfielder in Major League Baseball and Nippon Professional Baseball Kevin Duffy (Bradenton, Florida) - First Base in NCAA and owner of Duffel's Dugout
See also Mexico in the Little League World Series
References
External links 1997 official results via Wayback Machine